-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Fireworks going off inside his own house , a car crash in his first week at Manchester City , throwing a dart at a youth team player and that iconic image of a t-shirt adorned with the words , `` Why always me ? ''

The English Premier League will miss the crazy antics of Mario Balotelli .

The 22-year-old has returned to Italy after signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with AC Milan following an action-packed spell with a club he last season helped end a 44-year wait for the league title .

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He has struggled to regain the form that took Italy to the final of Euro 2012 , where he was the tournament 's joint top scorer with three goals .

`` I did n't start the season very well with City so I am coming to Milan to revive myself and to do well , '' said the Italy striker , who has completed a return to Serie A in a deal said to be worth around $ 30 million .

`` I have wanted to play for Milan for a long time , but I was with other teams . When this chance came along I grabbed it . I hope Milan can become a big club again . ''

Balotelli was welcomed to the San Siro on Thursday 's transfer deadline day as Milan 's website reported his arrival with the banners `` Yes always you ! '' and `` One of us . ''

It published a roundup of Italian newspaper headlines , one of which read : `` Mamma and Papa wanted him home '' -- a reference to Balotelli 's foster parents Silvia and Francesco , who adopted him from his Ghanaian immigrant family at the age of three .

Balotelli went to Manchester from Milan 's city rival Internazionale for $ 37.8 million in 2010 , one of several big-money deals funded by the English club 's Abu Dhabi owners .

He helped City win the FA Cup that season , its first trophy since 1976 , but his time there was dogged by controversy ever since he crashed his car while en-route to the training ground just days after his arrival .

Balotelli tussles with manager Mancini

Earlier this month , photographs emerged of him having a `` training ground bust-up '' with manager Roberto Mancini .

Balotelli endured a love-hate relationship with Mancini , with whom he had previously worked at Inter Milan and who has acted as a father figure for the player .

Balotelli said he spoke at length with the 48-year-old before farewelling his City teammates at a meal on Tuesday .

`` It was a very emotional for me , '' he told City 's website .

`` I spoke with Roberto before I went to speak to the players . We spoke for some time about lots of things . He was sad , and I was too . But it was a good conversation .

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`` I love Roberto , he has been very important for my career , and I will always thank him for having trust and faith in me .

`` Being at City was an important part of my life and career . I needed to grow up like a player and as a person and it has been a very good experience for me . ''

Balotelli 's first Premier League goals in November 2010 were overshadowed by a red card , the first of four he would go on to receive during his City career .

Balotelli continued to catch attention both on and off the pitch , none more so than in October 2011 after a firework was set off in the bathroom of his home .

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Emergency services were called to deal with that incident which occurred the day before he scored twice in City 's 6-1 win at rival Manchester United and revealed that infamous t-shirt -- and days later he was bizarrely named as the public face of a fireworks safety campaign .

He broke a 48-hour curfew to visit a curry restaurant in December 2011 before a game against Chelsea , which was quickly followed by a training-ground bust-up with teammate Micah Richards .

Trouble continued to follow Balotelli around and he was given a four-match ban in January 2012 after appearing to stamp on the head of Tottenham 's Scott Parker during a Premier League game .

He gatecrashed an Inter Milan press conference in March 2012 when the club was preparing to unveil new manager Andrea Stramaccioni , which was followed with another red card in the game at Arsenal .

Balotelli scored just 20 Premier League goals in two years , and his only assist in 54 top-flight appearances famously led to Sergio Aguero 's title-winning strike on the final day of last season .

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Mario Balotelli joins AC Milan after leaving Manchester City

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The 22-year-old signs four-and-a-half-year deal with Italian club

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He had a troubled time in England , both on and off the pitch

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Balotelli describes his City career as `` a very good experience ''